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Added on: 12/14/2019

Gay Afghans Facing Deportation From UK Told ‘Pretend To Be Straight’

12/13/2019

Gay Afghans facing deportation from UK told ‘pretend to be straight’ Gay Afghans being deported to their home country where homosexuality is illegal are being told to…

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Added on: 12/14/2019

Australian anti-discrimination board accepts complaint against Israel Folau

12/13/2019

An anti-discrimination board in Australia has accepted a complaint against former Wallabies star Israel Folau accusing him of the “vilification of LGBT people”. Gay anti-discrimination activist Garry…

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Added on: 12/13/2019

Painting of Naked Mexican Revolutionary Hero Unleashes Controversy

12/12/2019

A painting depicting Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata naked but for high heels and a pink sombrero, astride an aroused white horse, has sparked controversy in socially…

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Added on: 12/13/2019

Transgender Latina makes history as Evangelical Lutheran pastor

12/12/2019

Before coming out as transgender, Nicole Garcia prayed daily that God would “fix” her. When her prayers weren’t answered and the feeling in her gut didn’t go…

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Added on: 12/13/2019

Revisions announced to Australia religious freedom bill

12/12/2019

Following religious groups’ criticism of an Australian bill intended to protect religious freedom, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Christian Porter have released a second version that…

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Added on: 12/13/2019

Is Zambia ready for a gay pride march?

12/11/2019

The intensity of Zambian homophobia might suggest that the nation could not endure a demonstration of LGBT pride, but some activists think it’s time to shake the…

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Added on: 12/12/2019

Mexico’s president condemns LGBT+ hate crimes after painting row

12/11/2019

Mexico’s president on Wednesday condemned hate crimes against LGBT+ people after a row over a painting of revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata naked but for a pink sombrero,…

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Added on: 12/12/2019

‘God Has A New Africa’: Undercover in a US-led anti-LGBT ‘hate movement’

12/11/2019

This year, I accomplished a feat that I never thought I would: I went undercover to investigate a group that hates me. Not long after I took…

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Added on: 12/12/2019

First men go on trial under Nigeria’s anti-homosexuality laws

12/11/2019

Forty-seven men went on trial in Nigeria on Wednesday for public displays of affection with members of the same sex, an offence that carries a 10-year jail…

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Added on: 12/11/2019

Nigeria’s first awards for LGBTIQ+ human rights activists are finally here

12/11/2019

For the first time in the history of Nigeria, LGBTIQ+ human rights activists and organizations working for the advancement of LGBTIQ+ equality will be honored for their…

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Added on: 12/10/2019

Nicola Sturgeon vows to use SNP influence in hung parliament to champion ‘world-leading’ LGBT reforms

12/10/2019

The Scottish National Party (SNP) is pledging to lead the world in LGBT+ rights reforms as it releases its LGBTI Equality manifesto. The SNP is the only…

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Added on: 12/10/2019

For LGBTQ Youth, Human Rights Day Has Special Meaning

12/10/2019

“Youth Standing Up for Human Rights” — this year’s Human Rights Day theme — has particular resonance for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth around the world….

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Added on: 12/10/2019

How Russia uses porn charges against LGBT activist and trans woman

12/09/2019

Human Rights Watch cites two recent examples — feminist LGBT activist Yulia Tsvetkova, under house arrest for allegedly distributing pornography such a body-positive drawings, and Michelle, a…

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Added on: 12/10/2019

Trans woman puts Chinese law to the test in landmark case

12/09/2019

Earlier this year, shortly after completing gender-reassignment surgery, a Chinese transgender woman surnamed Yang was fired from her job, an all-too-common fate for members of the country’s…

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Added on: 12/09/2019

Attack the OAS: Inside the ultra-conservative war on the Inter-American human rights system

12/05/2019

“The attack first started when I was president”, Margarette May Macaulay, a lawyer and former judge from Jamaica who was elected to the top post at the…

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Added on: 12/09/2019

Cambodia: CHRC seeks to end LGBT discrimination

12/08/2019

The Cambodian Human Rights Committee president spoke during a pro-LGBT event in Phnom Penh on Saturday and called on the public to end discrimination and prevent violence…

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Added on: 12/09/2019

UK‘s first LGBT retirement community set to open in Manchester

12/08/2019

The northern British city of Manchester has announced it is to open the country‘s first retirement community for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. There are…

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Added on: 12/08/2019

Uganda Renews Clampdown on the LGBT Community

12/04/2019

On November 11, police in Uganda arrested 125 members of the LGBT community. The Kampala police assert that the Ram Bar, which is frequented by the LGBT…

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Added on: 12/08/2019

TikTok admits it censored LGBT users in ‘wrong’ attempt to tackle online bullying

12/04/2019

Documents obtained by the German site netzpolitik.org from an anonymous source at the Chinese-owned company showed that accounts and posts from LGBT+ people, body positive advocates and…

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Added on: 12/07/2019

EVANGELICAL SITE LAUNCHES ‘SUCCESSFUL’ PETITION AGAINST GAY CHRISTMAS MOVIE AFTER HALLMARK SAYS IT’S OPEN TO LGBTQ PITCHES

12/06/2019

A far-right evangelical website has allegedly faked an online petition against a hypothetical gay Hallmark Christmas movie. Out reported Friday that evangelical website LifeSiteNews started a petition…

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Added on: 12/07/2019

Brazilian Foundation Develops App to Map Risk Areas for LGBT Population

12/07/2019

Fiocruz (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation) has developed an App to map the areas of the country regarded as the most violent for the LGBT population. Users will point…

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Added on: 12/07/2019

Trump’s Rollback of Transgender Rights Extends Through Entire Government

12/06/2019

Whether it means serving in the military, working for a federal contractor or seeking medical help, regulations that once protected transgender people are under attack. Nicolas Talbott,…

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Added on: 12/06/2019

Florida dad accused of abandoning son at closed police station because he thought child was gay

12/04/2019

A father in Florida is facing child neglect charges after he left his son outside of a closed police station on Sunday night because he thought the…

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Added on: 12/06/2019

Gay marriage soared ahead of Bolsonaro presidency in Brazil

12/05/2019

Gay Brazilians rushed to the altar ahead of President Jair Bolsonaro taking office, according to newly released data that campaigners say reflected fears the incoming leader would…

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Added on: 12/06/2019

Federal court to consider bathroom use by transgender student

12/05/2019

A transgender student’s fight over school bathrooms comes before a federal appeals court Thursday, setting the stage for a groundbreaking ruling. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of…

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Added on: 12/05/2019

Senate calls on government to expedite asylum claim of two gay Saudi journalists in ‘arbitrary’ detention

12/04/2019

The Senate has passed a motion calling on the government to recognise the increased risk it has placed on two gay Saudi journalists by keeping them in…

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Added on: 12/05/2019

Republican Christian fired for coming out as transgender has powerful message for bigots hiding behind religion

12/04/2019

A lifelong Republican voter and conservative Christian has written a powerful piece about why the fight for transgender rights must cut across religious and political divides. Trans…

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Added on: 12/04/2019

Brazilian mum gets 25 years jail for brutal murder of gay son

12/03/2019

A jury has sentenced Brazilian woman was sentenced to more than 25 years in prison for brutally murdering her gay son. Tatiana Lozano Pereira never accepted her…

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Added on: 12/04/2019

‘Google is no longer listening’: four fired workers file charges against tech giant

12/03/2019

The four worker-activists who were fired by Google during Thanksgiving week plan to file federal charges alleging that their former employer fired them to quash worker organizing,…

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Added on: 12/04/2019

Kenyan police brutally beat and lob teargas bombs at queer refugees peacefully protesting the camp’s horrific conditions

12/03/2019

Kenyan police brutally battered LGBT+ refugees and lobbed teargas bombs in an attack that led to four in a coma today, activists on the ground have claimed….